Love Manenos

2018/09/06 by mkhana

It has been a whirlwind of emotions lately, unexpectedly jarred into place by the unpredicted, clarity about it all suddenly coming into focus. Missing your voice, your time and your energy.

Broken Hourglass

2018/09/05 by mkhana

“What makes you think this will kill me?” Her question halted the doctor mid-speech. He stared at her, trying to get back to his train of thought. It was obvious to her that this was a speech he had delivered plenty of times before. Her question, it seemed, was the first he had ever received. […]

Rock

2018/09/04 by mkhana

Your circle shrinks the older you get, certainly. You know those around you that will wish you the best, always. Those you can lean on when things get rough, clear. When the sun shades over and the rain is incessant, perhaps. Those shoulders pop up, ready for your lean in, always. Rock.

Home

2018/09/03 by mkhana

The way home never seemed clearer than it did at that moment. The trees swayed apart and the moonlight beamed a clear path through. The night air felt cool against his skin, the breeze rustled his beard gently. The call was clear, home was beckoning from just beyond the horizon. Take a breath. Go […]

Flashback

2018/09/02 by mkhana

my heart stopped. flashback. what if? then i thought, what if they had chosen blue pill over red pill? and i never get to hold your hand ever again? and i never see your smile again? and then my brain freaked out.

Be Kind, Rewind

2018/08/28 by mkhana

Just like those old videotape cassettes from Blockbuster, my life’s mantras include this phrase. Be kind, rewind. We have a number of encounters daily. We pass by, meet, bump into, smile at, sneer at, throw blank-face looks at strangers. We talk with friends, vent, laugh, swear with and sometimes at them too. We text, we […]